New SDK Adds an "Always Connected" Physical Dimension to Apps
p2pkit, a new software development kit, works anytime, anywhere and on any device. It touts "nearby discovery without limits."
Fulton, NY, September 17, 2015 (Newswire.com) - The world is already powered by mobile Internet, which makes it possible for users to find local businesses, nearby neighborhoods and map directions in an instant. p2pkit, a new software development kit (SDK), follows this trend, as it allows app developers to integrate local proximity data from user to user, and improve real time interactive experiences.
This Peer-to-Peer software enables mobile devices to communicate directly with one another without the need for internet, cellular or GPS connection, which are limited in capacity. Proximity-based technology has already been in development with products like Google's Nearby, WiFiAware and LTE Direct.
"My whole career I worked on products that improve the human well being... The next level is changing the way people interact, directly."
Mathias Haussmann, CEO & Founder, Uepaa AG
In a report recently published by the IT & Digital Economy research firm 451 Research from NYC, it is stated that Uepaa has a first mover advantage over the likes of Google and Qualcomm. Compared to such players, p2pkit is available now, without technical limitations
Thus far, they are the only provider that allows direct data exchange to run in the background at all times, even when “offline”, such as when a device is in a person’s pocket with the screen off, or even when it’s inside or at an underground location—away from traditional cell tower or satellite access.
Having this always-on connectivity, will enable app programmers to build more sophisticated products that understand user-to-user proximity location and just how close one person is to another. It will allow multiple users to exchange information instantly and in real time; no need to wait for an optimal physical location to continue interaction.
The SDK has an easy-to-use interface so that developers can work with it immediately, and the company hopes to court major app and website companies like Tinder, Lovoo, LinkedIn and various family tracking apps for faster and more efficient live communication.
Proximity technology has the potential to be faster, with a more lightweight design, and boasts uninterrupted mobile connectivity. It allows for, as the company’s motto goes, “Nearby discovery without limits.”
The company’s first product, the Uepaa! safety app, is an app that connects emergency service options to cell phones, the first of its kind, since it was globally connected and didn’t require cell phone reception. After carving out this peer-to-peer proximity technology from the app, their engineers discovered ways of making the same technology more market friendly, and available to everyone in the booming mobile industry.
Thus far, the company has received worldwide acclaim for its advances in technology, even being nominated for the “Most Innovative Mobile App” at the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona. The next step was to bring the technology to all developers worldwide, and give them freedom to innovate, using proximity technology to create useful products of their own.
Mathias Haussmann, CEO & Co-founder, describes the mission of Uepaa AG, a company based in Switzerland: “My whole career I worked on products that improve the human well being. Starting from hearing aids, over to pacemakers, now to a rescue app. The next level is changing the way people interact, directly. Ideally, our technology could even be used to allow micropayments in third world countries.”
This lightweight proximity platform is set to come out of beta Sept 26, 2015 at the European Hackathon Championships and the world eagerly waits to see what good can come from superior technology and an open invitation to change humanity for the better.
About the Company: Uepaa AG was founded by Mathias Haussmann and Dr. Franck Legendre. Haussmann’s innovative ideas are complemented by Legendre’s technical prowess. Haussmann comes from a background in Engineering from the Swiss University of Applied Sciences and an MBA at Strathclyde University. Legendre has worked with delay tolerant opportunistic network technology as a senior researcher at ETH Zurich for over six years.
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